. The Street railway journal . I- J J t. ,^/(...,^. PLAN AND SIDE ELEVATION OF ST. LOUIS CAR ious to the Worlds Fair, but differs radically in the con-struction of the bottom framing, which in the new car isentirely of steel. This steel framing was designed in the office of , master mechanic of the system. It permits a The end sills are 8 in. x 3^ in. angles and are hotriveted to the angles of the same size that form the sidesills. The cross sills are of 4-in. I-beams riveted to thespacer castings and to the 4 in. x 5 in. T-irons. In addi-tion to the cross sills there are two sets of d
. The Street railway journal . I- J J t. ,^/(...,^. PLAN AND SIDE ELEVATION OF ST. LOUIS CAR ious to the Worlds Fair, but differs radically in the con-struction of the bottom framing, which in the new car isentirely of steel. This steel framing was designed in the office of , master mechanic of the system. It permits a The end sills are 8 in. x 3^ in. angles and are hotriveted to the angles of the same size that form the sidesills. The cross sills are of 4-in. I-beams riveted to thespacer castings and to the 4 in. x 5 in. T-irons. In addi-tion to the cross sills there are two sets of diagonal braces. wider interior with a less overall width. The widths of the The bolsters extend under the side members and are riveted January ii, 1908.] STREET RAILWAY JOURNAL. 43 to the bottom angles. This construction throws all theweight of the car on the side members. The platforms are supported on four 8 in. x 3^/^ in. anglesplaced in such a manner that the platform cannot be pulledout of square. The weight is distributed about equally be-tw
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